Combating Trafficking in Persons and Protection of Migrant workers

Tamkeen Center for Legal Aid and Human Rights in cooperation with the Public Security Directorate conducted a workshop entitled "Combating Trafficking in Persons and Protection of Migrant workers" on September 21st. The workshop was attended by 29 participants from various Public Security units, and was presented by experts in the field.
The workshop covered the following topics:

Definition of Trafficking in persons with regard to international law- Mr. Nashaat Majali

* Reasons for Trafficking
* New types of Trafficking
* Techniques used for Trafficking in persons
* Classification of states according to their commitment to combating trafficking

Migrant workers' entitlements and responsibilities in international law and Jordanian legislation – Mr. Hamoudeh Abo Nejmeh

* Conventions and recommendations of the International Labour Organization
* Meaning of ratifying international convention
* Jordan's level of commitment to the international conventions and recommendations
 

Distinction between trafficking in persons and other types of crimes

* Distinction between trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants
* Organ trafficking
* Passport confiscation

At the end of the workshop, Dr. Muhannad Al Dwaikat presented various cases about trafficking in persons for discussion and analysis.

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